Deaths on April 16

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 20th Baron de Ros, (30 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English statesman and poet.

5 Jul

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
26 Sep

Athens
The Parthenon in Athens is partially destroyed by an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who are besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens.
26 Sep

Glorious Revolution
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
31 Dec

Cape of Good Hope
The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.